falconry

[ fawl-kuhn-ree, fal-, faw-kuhn- ]

/ ˈfɔl kən ri, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kən- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR falconry ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the sport of hunting with falcons, hawks, eagles, etc.; hawking.

the art of training hawks to hunt.

Origin of falconry

1565–75; falcon + -ry, modeled on French fauconnerie

Words nearby falconry

falconer, falconet, falcon-gentle, falconiform, falconine, falconry, falcula, falcular, falda, falderal, Faldo

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Example sentences from the Web for falconry

Birds were much in vogue at that time, and he often amused himself with falconry.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete|Duc de Saint-Simon
In falconry we call it 'noble' because it rises over the quarry, and wheeling, drops upon it from above.
The King in Yellow|Robert W. Chambers
In none of the sports of the field have the fair sex partaken so much as in falconry.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman
As the place was outside the walls, it may be a good hawking ground and not a falconry.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

He was ardently fond of the chase, particularly of the knightly sport of falconry.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66|John Lothrop Motley

British Dictionary definitions for falconry

falconry

/ (ˈfɔːlkənrɪ, ˈfɔːkən-) /

noun

the art of keeping falcons and training them to return from flight to a lure or to hunt quarry

the sport of causing falcons to return from flight to their trainer and to hunt quarry under his or her direction

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单词	falconry
释义	falconry [ fawl-kuhn-ree, fal-, faw-kuhn- ] / ˈfɔl kən ri, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kən- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR falconry ON THESAURUS.COM noun the sport of hunting with falcons, hawks, eagles, etc.; hawking. the art of training hawks to hunt. Origin of falconry 1565–75; falcon + -ry, modeled on French fauconnerie Words nearby falconry falconer, falconet, falcon-gentle, falconiform, falconine, falconry, falcula, falcular, falda, falderal, Faldo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for falconry Birds were much in vogue at that time, and he often amused himself with falconry. The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete\|Duc de Saint-Simon In falconry we call it 'noble' because it rises over the quarry, and wheeling, drops upon it from above. The King in Yellow\|Robert W. Chambers In none of the sports of the field have the fair sex partaken so much as in falconry. A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)\|Johann Beckman As the place was outside the walls, it may be a good hawking ground and not a falconry. The Bbur-nma in English\|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan He was ardently fond of the chase, particularly of the knightly sport of falconry. The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66\|John Lothrop Motley British Dictionary definitions for falconry falconry / (ˈfɔːlkənrɪ, ˈfɔːkən-) / noun the art of keeping falcons and training them to return from flight to a lure or to hunt quarry the sport of causing falcons to return from flight to their trainer and to hunt quarry under his or her direction Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to falconry shooting, fishery, angling, fishing, sporting, trapping, stalking, coursing, hawking, fowling, venery
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falconry

noun

Origin of falconry

Words nearby falconry

Example sentences from the Web for falconry

British Dictionary definitions for falconry

noun

Words related to falconry